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*Hundreds of mourning friends and family members gathered in a Nashville, Tenn. church on Wednesday to celebrate the life of Disco Queen Donna Summer. The private service was held at Christ Presbyterian Church. Cameras were banned from inside the facility, but television crews scouted the scene from outside. RELATED: Donna Summer Album Sales up 3,277% [...]
*The family of five-time Grammy winner and disco diva Donna Summer released a statement regarding her passing, as condolence messages from her colleagues in the entertainment industry continue to pour out. “Early this morning, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith,” her family said Thursday. “While we [...]
*Can you see Herman Cain doing the quick-step? The pasodoble? Well now you don’t have to. The former GOP presidential contender confirms that he has turned down an offer to join the next cast of “Dancing With the Stars.” Cain’s executive assistant, Lisa Reichert tells the Atlantic Journal-Constitution Cain was approached by “DWTS” producers, but [...]
*Sparks may fly between Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton when they play adversaries with conflicting perspectives in their new movie, Joyful Noise, opening this weekend in theaters throughout North America, but in a recent New York City interview for the film, it was obvious the two entertainment icons could not have been happier about teaming [...]
*Appearing on the “Today” show Thursday, country music icon Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah came together to promote their upcoming movie musical, “Joyful Noise,” complete with a musical collabo. After anchor Ann Curry mentioned a creative “intersection” between the two stars, Parton and Latifah responded with an impromptu rap, featuring Latifah beatboxing as Parton spat [...]
*“Gospel is influenced by so many genres. We have to allow that influence for the youth,” said Queen Latifah about the Praise & Worship music used in the Warner Bros’ distributed Alcon Entertainment presentation Joyful Noise, which stars Queen, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan and Courtney B. Vance. “It’s a new generation. I don’t [...]
*EURweb and Warner Bros is giving you a chance win a pair of tickets to be in the house at the January 9 (Hollywood) premiere of “Joyful Noise,” the new musical comedy starring Queen Latfah, Dolly Parton and Keke Palmer. To win, just answer our trivia question below and email your entry to eurcontest@eurweb.com, along [...]
*Hosted by CeCe Winans and Donald Lawrence, Verizon Wireless will name the top gospel choir in the country tonight at the finale of the How Sweet the Sound (HSTS) sing off at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. Nine regional finalists, will surrender to the critical ears of celebrity judges Marvin Sapp, Shirley Caesar and Israel Houghton [...]
*The cable network Lifetime is not just developing an update of the 1989 Julia Roberts film “Steel Magnolias,” but it’s changing its racial makeup as well. Deadline.com is reporting that the original movie, also starring Sally Field, Dolly Parton and Olympia Dukakis in the story of a group of Louisiana women, will be remade with [...]
*An unlikely pair have come together for the gospel musical comedy “Joyful Noise.” In the film, Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton play Vi Rose Hill and G.G. Sparrow who are feuding with each other before they are forced to team up for a music project. The Warner Bros. project also features Keke Palmer in a [...]
*The trailer is out for the Queen Latifah/Dolly Parton movie “Joyful Noise.” Due in January, the film has the two stars reluctantly working together when a small-town gospel choir is threatened following the death of the group’s director, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Latifah, portraying a mother of two teenagers, and Parton, who plays the [...]
*Keke Palmer is all grow’d up now at the grand old age of 18. And unlike others her age, she’s got a well-established career under her belt. With her new found age of responsibility, Palmer’s ready to take the reigns and make her own decisions. “When I first started out, everything was so fresh and [...]
*Like all strange pairings, there is a purpose for Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton’s hook up. The two will co-star in an upcoming studio production “Joyful Noise,” a gospel film to be released by Alcon Entertainment. While Latifa’s acting career has been on fire lately, with her recent role in “Just Wright,” she is set [...]
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